The social history of post-communist Russia - Dutkiewicz, Piotr; Kulikov, V. V.; Sakwa, Richard (New York : Routledge, 2016)
1. Introduction: actors, attitudes and practices in the evolution of Russian society since 1991 -- 2. A people in the absence of the people, or a view of postcommunism from below -- 3. Economic and social development of post-communist Russia, 1991-2014 -- 4. Transformation for the people or for the elite? -- 5. The puzzle of public opinion : popular support for the transition to capitalism -- 6. The reforms of the 1990s in the eyes of Russian society -- 7. Changes in Russian social structure in the postcommunist period -- 8. New russia : the evolution of Russian public opinion in 1989-2014 Valery V. Fyodorov -- 9. The psychological transformation of society in post-soviet Russia -- 10. The evolution of ethnic and religious relations in Russia since the 1980s -- 11. Society and elites in Russian regions : post-soviet changes -- 12. Social investment : experience and lessons of the last twenty years -- 13. Russian elites : a strategy of "self isolation" / Boris Mezhuev -Conclusion: bringing the people back in / Richard Sakwa -- 14. Afterword to the Russian edition
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Economics -- Russia (Federation) -- Sociological aspects; Elite (Social sciences) -- Russia (Federation); Russia (Federation) -- Social conditions -- 1991-; Social change -- Russia (Federation)